Nga Lon Letpe
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Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (, ; Ngaloun Lekphay) was one of the
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of King
Anawrahta Anawrahta Minsaw (, ; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that ...
during the Pagan Dynasty. He was formerly a simple farmer from
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region, and could plough a large-scale farm by driving 60 oxen single-handedly in one morning. He was later knighted by Anawrahta and served as a leading general of the Royal Army. He, along with his iconic horse "Le-mo-thae-khaung" () is remembered as the epitome of physical might and farming in popular culture today.


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